from the conference desk
Matt interviews Thomas Puha, Chief Visual Optimizer at Umbra Software. Umbra is an occlusion culling optimization software that keeps unseen geometry in a 3D space from being unnecessarily rendered. It is one of the directly-integrated 3rd party plugins in the BigWorld technology suite.
BigWorld Booth, GDC Online 2011, Austin TX
from the conference desk
Afterparty at TAD (The Art Department), where we sprung a surprise trophy on Victor Kislyi and Wargaming.net, for excellence in record-setting and game development on BigWorld-powered World of Tanks (and upcoming World of Warplanes, World of Battleships). Note: 37MM 1942 Stuart tank shell is the real deal 
from the interview desk
Carey from Original Gamer and RPG Fanatic took some time out to interview Adam, our lead technical artist, on some of the client and server enhancements coming to BigWorld 3.0.
enVie Interactive™, LLC integrates BigWorld middleware and BitRaider streaming technology to bolster the quality and accessibility of their new virtual world, VIE: Virtual Island of Entertainment
Austin, Texas – October 6, 2011
BigWorld Pty Ltd, enVie Interactive™, LLC, and BitRaider come together in Austin for this year’s GDC Online to discuss the successful integration of their three properties.
VIE™: Virtual Island of Entertainment™ is a 3D virtual world with social game elements developed by enVie Interactive. The studio has licensed both BitRaider and BigWorld technologies to help facilitate VIE’s development process. BigWorld provides the end-to-end game development middleware technology and support that has allowed enVie Interactive to focus their efforts on the actual design of their virtual world without needing to dedicate resources to internal tools development.
“We’ve been happy to see how enVie Interactive has leveraged our tools, client and server technology to create their rich 3D world, and are thrilled to see BitRaider’s streaming solution actively making the experience even more frictionless and enjoyable for their users,” says John De Margheriti, CEO of BigWorld.
BitRaider equips VIE with cloud-based asset streaming, allowing users to progressively download the virtual world’s assets as they play, instead of downloading one large package installer. Other BitRaider features include progressive patching during gameplay and character movement prediction about twenty times per second to ensure the game world quickly streams from the cloud to the end user.
“VIE has been an excellent showcase for BitRaider streaming technology,” said Royal O’Brien, CEO of BitRaider. “The very smooth launch where VIE starts playing in minutes and patches while it’s played is a great testament to an excellent partnership.”
enVie Interactive’s adoption of these two technologies has enhanced the quality of experience for guests on VIE and has broadened appeal by increasing the speed at which guests can enter the world.
“By integrating BigWorld Technology, we are able to make VIE the most visually immersive 3D virtual world experience,” said Stacey Hirata, President of enVie Interactive. “BitRaider has helped us accelerate the delivery of this experience to our guests and we’re thrilled by the results from these amazing partnerships.”
# # #
About BigWorld
BigWorld Pty Ltd was formed in 2002, and has offices in Australia, Europe, USA and China. BigWorld Technology provides developers of online games a competitive advantage by significantly reducing risk, cost and time to market. The BigWorld Technology Suite includes a highly scalable and stable server, robust next-gen client, content creation tools, a library of 3rd party plugins, full support, and other accompanying tools. Multiple licensing options are available. More information at www.bigworldtech.com
# # #
About BitRaider
BitRaider MMO, LLC. is a Baton Rouge, Louisiana company that licenses a disruptive game streaming technology to publishers who want to provide a superior player experience faster, more easily and without the pain of current download and patching methods. More information at www.bitraider.com/
# # #
About enVie™ Interactive LLC
Based in Sunnyvale, California, enVie Interactive LLC is a ground-breaking developer, publisher and distributor of interactive entertainment. Players can sign up for enVie’s flagship product, VIE: Virtual Island of Entertainment at www.viethegame.com, join us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/viethegame or follow us on Twitter @viethegame to receive additional information.
# # #
Contact
Matt Daly
Social Media Director
BigWorld Pty Ltd
mdaly@bigworldtech.com
+13133554347
from the anticipation desk
GDC Online 2011 is this Monday. We’ll be keeping you updated from the field as thousands of game developers descend upon downtown Austin, and upon BigWorld’s booth.
A number of our partners and licensees will be on-site, BigWorld festivities have been arranged (speak with us in person), we have new features to demonstrate, and World of Tanks has been nominated for a “best online tech” award.
Come visit booth #203, where a mixture of our Austin and Australia team will be congregating. We’ll be conducting interviews, chatting, and demonstrating the newest developments in BigWorld Technology.
Email us for a meeting.
from the VIE desk
Here we have a trailer for Virtual Island of Entertainment (VIE), a new virtual world being built on BigWorld Technology by enVie Interactive LLC.
VIE is currently in open beta.
from the r&d dept.
A quick demonstration of a new features coming to BigWorld 3.0… Realtime Shadows & Dynamic Time of Day
Massively Virtual Worlds News